Heatsink technology has rapidly improved over the last few years. The introduction of heatpipes, use of large radius fans and the sophisticated mounting mechanisms have all aided these developments.

Assessing individual components is the foremost step in system thermal analysis. A component's reported thermal-resistance data becomes the gauge for thermal evaluation and management. It is therefore ...

Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center (HATCI) and Forward Engineering North America LLC recently worked together to design a new method of testing thermal runaway performance in composite materials for ...

Due to their light weight and optimal mechanical properties, modern composite materials, such as carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRP), are increasingly used in automotive, wind energy and ...

As the transistor density and switching speed of integrated circuits (ICs) increase and the package size decreases, the emerging generation of high-power ICs requires thermal management during testing ...

Are you an engineering manager with budget responsibility, concerned about the thermal performance of your company’s designs or manufactured products? Or, are you a senior engineer who is responsible ...

Are your environmental test results exposing true device weaknesses, or just reflecting extreme stress conditions?

Since the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) started its Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention program in 1998, the agency has documented the conditions of the ...

The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) updated a document serving a recommended practice for determining test methodology for laboratory and field testing of exterior wall systems. The ...